(05-09-2019, 07:07 AM)speedforce131 Wrote:(05-09-2019, 02:00 AM)Merrick Wrote: There are some bizarre and disturbing (to me) posts in this thread. Power of the patriarchy I suppose.You are speaking from a point of polarity. Matriarchy/Patriarchy are two sides of polarization. When your thoughts are polarized, you miss the forest for the trees. Instead of looking at it from the standpoint of one side or the other, look at what IS and what ISN'T. For example, women cannot play in the NFL as it currently stands. Is that patriarchy? No. It's natural law and order. Men (esp those who play in the NFL), are much much bigger built and their sheer power will destroy women. This is the way that it is. Let's say that you were to argue FOR women playing in the NFL. You would be going against natural laws and that cannot work because you cannot beat nature.
This posts confuses me significantly. Are you saying that it’s a natural “law” that men have more mass and upper body strength than women? While that may feel true, there is a huge range of human body types and capabilities, and there are absolutely women who have more body mass and upper body strength than the average man. There are men who have less body mass and strength than the average woman. And exercise/training/diet can make major changes to a given person’s body, so it’s not like a person can only ever be at X mass or Y body strength.
As for the NFL, what is natural about it? It’s a human designed game and could easily be redesigned to not favor a certain body type.
Human men and human women show a slight sexual dimorphism that is insignificant compared to some of our cousins, such as gorillas or orangutans. The fact of that slight sexual dimorphism does not translate or correlate to a specific social structure.
When I speak of patriarchy, I’m talking about a social system that favors men. This exists currently in the United States and in many other parts of the world. This is a social phenomenon and it is not polarizing for me to identify what it is, beyond the fact that I’m making a distinction of any kind which ultimately in the absolute sense is not distinct, but in the relative sense that we experience is very real and present.
We all suffer from distortions, and some of these distortions either help our soul evolve or hinder it. IMO ideas that enforce patriarchy as it exists in the United States hinder soul evolution, as the patriarchy actively harms millions of women. I am making a deliberate choice to stand with women and be an ally in pushing back against the patriarchy because I feel that this helps women and is an aspect of my STO orientation.
Edit: And in the time it took me to post this, we got some very salient Qu’otes that say men do need to find a way to balance and integrate female energies in order for our souls to evolve. Thank you Jade!